NL's Best: Pujols hits 499th, 500th homers

The Angels' first baseman became the first major leaguer to hit his 499th and 500th homers in the same game, driving in five runs to help visiting Los Angeles beat Washington on Tuesday.

The three-time NL MVP connected twice off Taylor Jordan (0-3) — a three-run homer in the first inning and two-run drive in the fifth — to become the 26th player in big league history to reach the milestone.

Pujols, about three months past his 34th birthday, is the third-youngest to get to 500; Alex Rodriguez and Jimmie Foxx were both 32.

The 500th homer went to left-center field at Nationals Park, on an 89-mph pitch with the count at 1-2. Pujols pointed both index fingers to the sky, and as soon as he touched the plate he was greeted by his Angels teammates.